CallataGuidesGet a local business phone number in Dallas, OR
Dallas's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Dallas number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 503 / 971
- Exchanges
- 13NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 6
- Population
- 17,911Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Dallas
Dallas city is a Census place in Polk County, Oregon, with an estimated 17,911 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 13 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 503 has the most (8, 62%). 503 is part of an overlay with 971, so a new local number in Dallas may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Dallas is in the Pacific time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 503 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Phone carriers in Dallas
6 carriers hold the 13 exchanges assigned to Dallas's rate center. Qwest Corporation has the most, with 5. 11 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Qwest Corporation | 5 | 38% |
| T-mobile USA, INC. | 3 | 23% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Or | 2 | 15% |
| Peerless Network of Oregon, LLC - Or | 1 | 7.7% |
| Fractel, LLC | 1 | 7.7% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Or | 1 | 7.7% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Dallas
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Dallas. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2015. 3 of the 13 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 503 | 420, 606, 623, 751, 831, 837, 838, 917 |
| 971 | 289, 465, 468, 539, 612 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Dallas's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Dallas numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 | 40% |
| 2020s | 3 | 60% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Dallas
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Dallas, those come from the DALLAS rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Dallas number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 503 when you pick it.
Who does business near Dallas
Dallas is part of the Salem, OR metro area, home to 443,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 10,763 business establishments in the Salem, OR metro area in 2023, employing 133,058 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are construction (1,827), health care and social assistance (1,473), and retail trade (1,247).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| New single-family housing construction contractors | 356 | 1,265 | 3.6 |
| Full-service restaurants | 330 | 4,866 | 14.7 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 330 | 6,291 | 19.1 |
| Landscaping services | 251 | 1,538 | 6.1 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 227 | 376 | 1.7 |
| Residential remodelers | 214 | 684 | 3.2 |
| Law offices | 213 | 914 | 4.3 |
| Physician practices | 173 | 3,013 | 17.4 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Setting up a Dallas business line
For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Dallas, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
The comparison below uses 12 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Salem, OR metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $299.40 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $360.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 12 people cost $239.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $239.00 | $2,868.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $228.00 | $2,736.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $276.00 | $3,312.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $299.40 | $3,592.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $324.00 | $3,888.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $360.00 | $4,320.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Dallas, OR?
Dallas has exchanges in 503 and 971; 503 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Dallas?
6, holding 13 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Dallas business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Dallas?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 12 users come to $239.00 a month. For comparison, 12 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $360.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).